Panda Express is about to crank up the heat.
The American Chinese food chain is testing its newest and spiciest entreé, Dynamite Sweet & Sour Chicken, in several U.S. markets starting this week.
The new menu item uses the fiery kick of Buldak sauce from Samyang Foods, a Korean food brand.,
“Buldak’s legendary heat is the perfect spark to reinvent an American Chinese favorite,” Evelyn Wah, the vice president of brand innovation at Panda Express, was quoted as saying in a press release. “As the first U.S. restaurant brand to partner with Buldak, Panda is proud to introduce Dynamite Sweet & Sour Chicken — a bold, explosive, and shareable experience that our guests, especially Gen Z, crave. It’s the spiciest dish we’ve ever launched, bringing a new level of heat to our menu like never before.”
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The new dish takes incorporates Buldak with crispy chicken, bell peppers, onions, and traditional Cantonese-inspired sweet and sour flavors, according to the release.
Dynamite Sweet & Sour Chicken will be available starting Tuesday, Aug. 5, until Oct. 7 at the following test markets: Atlanta, Denver, Chicago, Houston, New York, Orlando/Daytona/Melbourne, Phoenix (Prescott), San Diego, Seattle-Tacoma, and Washington, D.C. (Hagerstown).
Tap here to see a map of locations serving the new entreé.
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